Month: May 2022

Dedicated in memory of the author’s sister, Susan Sarah Baron It has been a long time since I wrote anything about mental illness. I used to be a big NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) advocate. I even wrote a book titled Surviving Mental Illness, My Story, and became a Peer Specialist/Advocate.  My sister struggled Read More …

Yali Szulanski is a teacher, writer, spiritual educator, and life-long learner. She is the Youth Director at The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale and founder of “I Am”/Hineini, an integrative program which introduces four-body (spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical) self care into the secular and Judaic classroom. Yali’s vision is to create robust, engaging, inclusive, and evolving spaces for people going through life’s big changes, mainly adolescence and matrescence. Yali received her Masters in Psychology and Education from Teachers’ College, Columbia University, and has been a teacher for over a decade. Yali is also a certified rescue diver, Zumba instructor, meditation teacher, energy healer, and lends her talents to various organizations as a teacher and educational wellness consultant. Yali lives in Riverdale, NY, with her family.
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[Hello My Name Is…] Swirling snow;serpents at our heels.My body buzzes;muscles shivering. Tension crawls –beneath my skin,and my mask –begins to crumble. My stomach hurts;I am afraid. I face a semi-circle;eyes in faces stare at me.It’s time for me to tell the truth,let everybody know –“I Am” My tears are slow and silent,they slide backwards-absorbed Read More …